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单词 blue-vinnied
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blue-vinniedadj.

Brit. /ˌbluːˈvɪnɪd/, U.S. /ˌbluˈvɪnid/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: blue adj., vinnied adj.
Etymology: < blue adj. + vinnied adj. Compare Blue Vinney n.Sometimes, as in quot. 1838, assumed (by folk etymology) to show an alteration of blue-veined adj.
English regional (south-western).
Blue-veined; spec. (of cheese) having veins of blue mould. Also more generally: (of food) mouldy.
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the world > food and drink > food > dairy produce > cheese > [adjective] > qualities of cheese
miteyc1650
two-meal1741
fire-fanged1808
mature1833
blue-vinnied1838
skimmed1881
blue vein1893
open-meated1896
well-meated1896
blue-veined1898
bleu1918
crustless1927
the world > matter > condition of matter > bad condition of matter > [adjective] > mouldy or musty
fennyc1000
vinnyOE
mouleda1250
moulya1398
mouldena1400
spaked1438
vinniedc1450
mouldy1495
hoared1496
mustyc1503
foisty1519
mocha1522
hoary1530
hoar1544
mouldeda1552
mowsy1566
foistied1572
fustied1576
spaky1590
musted1632
mouldish1648
emucid1656
mucid1656
mungy1658
mouldly1678
foisted1688
mothery1697
vinnewya1722
rusty-fustya1790
musty-fusty1857
mucidous1866
blue-vinnied1880
blue-veined1898
1838 W. Holloway Gen. Dict. Provincialisms at Fenny In Hampshire when cheese is beginning to decay, and just showing those blue lines, it is said to be blue-vinnied, that is, I presume ‘blue veined’.
1880 T. Hardy Trumpet-major I. ix. 173 My scram blue-vinnied gallicrow of an uncle.
1880 T. Hardy Trumpet-major II. xx. 89 [They] mean to marry at once, that the wedding victuals may not be wasted! They felt 'twould be a thousand pities to let such good things get blue-vinnied.
1979 N. Rogers Wessex Dial. Blue-vinnied, covered with blue mould, as cheese.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2013; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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